"national school" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: national schools [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Malay sekolah kebangsaan. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ms|sekolah kebangsaan}} Calque of Malay sekolah kebangsaan Head templates: {{en-noun}} national school (plural national schools)
  1. (Malaysia, education) A type of primary school where Malay is the medium of instruction. Tags: Malaysia Categories (topical): Education Related terms: national secondary school
    Sense id: en-national_school-en-noun-jK8l3DS8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, Malaysian English Topics: education

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2020 April 27, Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, “Urgent task of new National Unity Ministry”, in New Straits Times",
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          "ref": "2022 March 29, Jananey Ramachandran, “Ex-deputy minister, educationist explain need for remove classes”, in Free Malaysia Today",
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